Modern Architecture: Form & Function Breaking from the past (away from arches, columns, etc.) New architecture required new materials: steel and metal- frame construction. Vertical and horizontal beams riveted together – traditional arches and post-and-lintel elements no longer needed. Steel, concrete and glass constructions: main concern is function.
Frank Lloyd Wright. Kaufmann House. (1936) Bear Run, Pennsylvania. Le Corbusier. Notre Dame du Haut. ( ) Ronchamp, France. IM. Pei. Pyramide (Addition to the Louvre). (1988) Paris. Frank Gehry. The Dancing Building. Prague, Czech Antonio Gaudi. Sagrada Famiglia. (1882- present) Barcelona, Spain
Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright. Kaufmann House. (1936) Bear Run, Pennsylvania. AkA “Fallingwater”
Frank Lloyd Wright. Kaufmann House. (1936) Bear Run, Pennsylvania.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier. Notre Dame du Haut. ( ) Ronchamp, France.
I. M. Pei
I.M. Pei. Pyramide (Addition to the Louvre). (1988) Paris, France.
I.M. Pei
Frank Gehry
Antoni Gaudi Antonio Gaudi. Sagrada Famiglia. (1882- present) Barcelona, Spain